Linux distros are advancing everywhere. Not only servers but also on the desktop pc and notebooks. There are wild discussions, if Linux-Distributions are ready for serious business work or personal use. This critical review will deal with two long awaited Linux-distributions, Fedora Core 3 and Ubuntus Warty Warhog. Why these two? Because both feature Gnome 2.8 and it would not be a comparision on equal terms to compare Gnome to e.g KDE. Also, both use kernel 2.6.8+ and have their very own theme for the default desktop. Bluecurve for Fedora and Human for Ubuntu.

Having installed both Warty and FC3 in the last month, and using both for at least a week, I must say Ubuntu is a definite winner for me. It is easier to install and use. I don't care about SeLinux or XFree vs. XOrg, I just want a good, responsive, usable OS that lets me get to work. Ubuntu provides this, and Fedora just confuses me and makes me frustrated. I look forward to seeing RedHat loose market share to Ubuntu and other distros in the future. If you ask me, RH has just been going downhill from version 8, and I don't forsee it getting any better in the future.